SNAKE GUARD WITH TOOR DHAL


Snake guard with toor dhal is yummy and it is perfect combination with steamed rice served with some spicy stir fried vegetable.

Ingredients :

Toor dhal - 1/2 cup
Snake guard - cubed 1/2 cup
Mustard - 1 tsp
Urad dhal - 2 tsp
Curry leaves
Oil and salt - as required

For grinding :

Coconut - 1 1/2 tbsp
Garlic- 1 pod
Green chilli - 2



Method :

1. Pressure cook the dhal with water and turmeric.
2. Boil the vegetables and keep it aside.
3. Add the dhal to the vegetable.
4. Grind the above ingredients to a fine paste.
5. Add the ground one to the dhal and vegetable mixture.
6. Let everything comes to boil stir occasionaly.
7. Season it with mustard, urad and curry leaves.
8. Serve hot with rice and stir fries.

Note :

When boiling the vegetable do not add more water as already it is has more water content vegetable it leaves more water.

28 comments:

  1. I love snake guard kootu! Tempting and lovely pics!

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  2. wow so tempting Pavitra...never made with snake gourd....will try sometime....looks delish!

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  3. awesome pic pavitra..i heard we can make dal with snake gourd..i never tried it..looking good!!

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  4. Awesome presentation! You will get me to eat things I dont like!

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  5. Dal looks tempting..Great shots! Have never made with snake gourd. This is a nice idea :)

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  6. very nice.. laways used moong dal with this veggie, will try toor dal next time! Nice click:)

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  7. ooh, that looks so comforting and mouth-watering Pavithra! Nice pic as always :)

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  8. New to me pavithra..Yummy dal..

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  9. Nice decoration! and the koottu looks lovely!

    My first time here, and loved all your collection! Mint rice is looking too good!

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  10. Snake guard with toor dal sounds new to me. As usual nice presentation

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  11. Pavithra, snake gourd and toor dhal wow looks amazing, very healthy and nicely presented!!!

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  12. Lovely comfort food gal...nice presentation too..

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  13. Nice n easy recipe... Looks great Pavithra... Nice click!

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  14. Oh wow what a combo....Looks yum...

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  15. I luv snake guard. Curry looks yummy and tempting. Luved the presentation also:),

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  16. i bought snake gaurd only today,u have given me a nice dish to prepare:)have bookmarked it.will try and tell u:)

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  17. You are so creative, Pavithra! I was scanning thru all your pictures - the garnishes and the presentation of each dish is so wonderful!

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  18. Snake guard with dal looks yum and new to me Pavithra...Like the way u presented it.

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  19. Healthy and yummy. Nice presentaion.

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  20. The kootu is looking great. We usually make it with Gram dhal.

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  21. potlakai, podalangai with dal with ghee and rice.. delish...

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  22. Hi Pavithra, u have an excellent blog buddy... I am really impressed by your presentation....

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  23. the dal looks yummm pavitra. very healthy , will try this soon have never tried this combo.

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  24. As usual garnishing is wonderful..Healthy side dish..

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  25. Thanks everyone for your lovely comments...

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  26. This looks and sounds delicious I love your presentation it looks amazing.

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